Necktie holder



Aug. 14, 1928.

R. E. PERRIN Nacka-m Bowan Filed Nov. 3o, 1927 ATTORNEY3.

Patented Aug. 14, 1928.

ROLAND E. PERRIN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

NECKTIE HOLDER.

Application led November 30, 1927. Serial No. 236,691, i i

Although my invention in its preferred embodiment with the relative proportions shown in the accompanying drawings is primarilyintendedfor use as a necktie clasp, the invention in its broader aspects is applicable to fabric clamps of various kinds, or articles, such as buttons, adapted to bedetachably secured to a fabric.

One objectof my invention is to provide means whereby the front part of the clamp, clasp, or the like may befirmly secured to the front end of a comparatively `smooth pointed stud projected through the fabric.

A further Objectis to facilitate the `firm and rigid securing together of the front and back parts in various different spaced relationships and independent of the pressure applied to the fabric between said parts:

In carrying outl my invention I provide a back plate or base member having a. pointed stud adapted to be forced or projected through one or more layers of `fabric. The front member is provided with a collapsible clamp having threaded engagement with the front member and clam ing engagement with said stud whereby, a er the clamp has been placed on the stud the front member may be rotated to collapse the clamp and grip the stud.

In usin the device as a necktie clasp the back mem er or base plate may be placed inside of the front'of the shirt and the stud may be forced through the fab-ric or through a `button hole of the shirt" and then through the necktie. The front member may then be secured to the front end of the stud to hold the necktie in place. The front member may also serve to protect and concealrpthe front pointed end of the stud and may be ornamented by embossing, engraving, or rens dered attractive. or incons'picuous in any other suitable manner.

In the accompanying drawings, there is illustrated merely one of the many forms y which my invention may-assume withinV the scope of the appended claims.

In these drawings; g V y Fig. 1 is a central longitudinal section; Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2--2 of Fig.1; A

Fig. 3 is al perspective view of the back member or base plate; l

FignA is a perspective view of the clamp; and

' Fig.` 5 is a section similar to a portion pf Fig. 1, but showing a slightly` modiied orm.

In my improved construction, there is provided a back meinberhaving a base 10 and a centrally disposed upstanding pointed stud or pin 1,1. The base may be of any desired shape, although to facilitate holding itl during the rotation of the front member as hereinafter referred to the base may be polygonal rather than circular in form. The upper or outer face of the base may have pins, projections or the like 1 2 which may engage with the fabric through which the stud is projected and prevent rotation of the back member. These pins or projections are preferably comparativelyA low in height and arclpreferably slightly pointed to facilitate non-slipping engagement with the fabric. The stud is referably square in cross-section, altliougi it may be of any other noncircular` form, whereby the Clamp hereinafter referred to is prevented from rotating on the stud. y Y

The front member includes a plate 13 provided with a central aperture within which is mounted a clamp 14, The clamp is of such a character that when moved eiidwise in the aperture of the plate 13 it is collapsed or contracted so as to grip the stud 11 which sticks through or into an aperture in the center of the clamp. As shown the clamp has an annular end wall 15 and a body portion 1G. cut lengthwise by radial slots 17 .so as to subdivide the body into a plurality of sections.

For a foursided stud there may be four of these sections and the center hole inthe clamp may be of such size that the edges of the stud enter t-lie slot to prevent relative rotation of the clamp and the stud.

The end wall 15 is made comparatively thin so as to'permit limited radial relative movement-s of theV several sections of the body.

The the center aperture of the plate 13 and this aperture is preferably tapered so that as the plate is screwed down .on the clampand away from the end wall 15, the sections of the body 16 will be forcedV toward each other 105 to rigidly and firmly clamp the stud 11. The resiliency of the end wall 15 is such that when-the plate is screwed in the opposite directions, the sections of the body will separat-e and liberate the stud. j

clamp has threaded engagement in 100 The fiange or end wall 15 serves an additional function in that it is of larger diameter than the body portion so that it may engage with the top or outer surface of the plate 13 to form a stop and prevent the separation of the parts.

In assembling, the ends of the sections of the body 16 may be forced together lto such an extent. that they may be screwed into the smaller end of the aperture in the plat-e.

The front member also preferably includes a second plate which serves as a. cover or front wall to conceal the clamp and the stop. This is shown as of circular convex form with its edges spun or forced under the edge of the plate 13 to permanently connect the two parts. This front plate need not be of metal, although the other parts preferably are of that material. The front plate may be Celluloid or of any other material to give the desired appearance. The arching or curving of the front plate 18 provides adequate space for the various adjusted positions of the studll.` The center portion may have a lrecess 19 to receive the end of the stud. and to resist any tilting of the front member.

From the standpoint of mechanical opera'- tionthe front plate 18 might be omitted, but it is preferably employed as a cover or protection for the other parts.

After the base 10 has been placed inside of the shirt and the stud 11 forced out through the fabric of the shirt and the fabric of the necktie, the clamp is slipped on to the stud to the desired distance and the plate 13 is rotated to tighten the clamp. As the pins or projections 12 engage the fabric and prevent rotation of the base, it is not necessary to otherwise hold this base against rotation, although this may be done if any considerable amount of force is to be employed in tightening the clamp. v

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slightly modified construction in which the clamp 14 has an inturned flange or lip 20 at its lower open end and the stud 11a has a shoulder 21 beneath which the fiange or lip 2O may engage. In this construction, when the clamp is tightened, the front member is held in place, not only by the frictional gripping of the stud, but also by the positive locking of the clamp beneath the shoulder. This shoulder should not be so high or sharp as to interfere with the free passage of the stud through the fabric. The taper of the threads is also shown in the opposite direction so that the plate is screwed up instead of down in clamping.

The center portion of the plate 13 within which the clamp is mounted is shown of considerably greater thickness than the outer or marginal portion of the plate. It will be obvious that this center portion may constitute a shank and the Ventire device used as a button, the free edge of the plate 13 being spaced from the fabric to a distance equal to the length of said shank.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the class described, including a back member having a smoothed surfaced, noncylindrical pointed stud adapted to be forced through one or more layers of fabric, a front plate, and a collapsible clamping member adapted to telescope on said stud but held against rotation in respect thereto and having tapered. threaded engagement with said plate, whereby upon the rotation of the plate, the clamping member may be rigidly secured to said stud.

2. A device of the class described, including a base having a smoothed surface, noncylindrical pointed stud adapted to be forced through one or more layers of fabric, and a front member, including two relatively rotatable parts having tapered threaded connections, the inner of said paits having an aperture adapted to receive said stud but held against rotation in respect thereto and having Wall sections adapted to be forced into rigid engagement with said stud.

3. A device of the class described including a back member having a `smoothed Sur face, non-cylindrical pointed stud adapted to be forced through one or more layers of fabric, a front plate having a ltapered threaded aperture, a clamping member disposed within said aperture and having a threaded exterior and a'central passage to receive said stud' but held against rotation in respect thereto, the Wall of said member being formed of relatively movable sections adapted to be moved inward radially upon the relative rotation of said plate and said clamping member.

4. A device of the class described, including a back member having a smooth surfaced, non-cylindrical pointed stud adapted to be forced through one or more layers of fabric, a front plate having a tapered threaded aperture, a clampingmember disposed vvithin said aperture, and having a central passage to receive said stud but held against rotation in respect thereto, the wall of said member being formed of relatively movable sections adapted to be moved inward radially upon the relative rotation of said plate and said clamping member, and a plate having its marginal portions secured to the margin of said first mentioned plate and serving to conceal said clamping member and the front end 0f said stud.

5. A device of the class described, including two members adapted to secure one or more layers of fabric therebetween, one of said members having a pointed studadapth ed toproject through the fabric and having longitudinally 'extending edges and the lll) Y tatable to e'ect the clamping action.

6. A device of the class described, including a plate having-a sharp pointed stud adapted to project through one or more layers of fabric, a series of projections le adapted to engage with the surface of the fabric to preventrotation of said plate, said Y stud being squarel in cross-section, a collapsible clamp adapted to telescope with said stud, and a front member rotatable on said clamping member to effect engagement of the clamping member with the stud.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this 28th day of Nov. A. I). 1927.

` ROLAND E. PERRIN. 

